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Dalit
Dal·it [ dlit ] (plural Dal·its)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of oppressed Hindu class: in parts of South Asia, a member of a class regarded as below the four divisions within the traditional Hindu caste system
[Via Hindi< Sanskrit dalita "oppressed"]
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